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Sara Fischer / Axios:
X sues the World Federation of Advertisers, GARM, and GARM members CVS Health, Mars, Orsted, and Unilever over what Linda Yaccarino calls an “illegal boycott”  —  Members include major tech companies, advertisers, agencies, ad tech firms and advertising coalitions.
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X: @lindayax, @lindayax, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @rumblevideo, @elonmusk, @catthekin, @scottderrickson, @baekdal, @bobbyallyn, @fmanjoo, @toptickcrypto, @kchoudhu, @adamkovac, @thechosenberg, @brianroemmele, @ryxcommar, @colin_fraser, @chrispavlovski, @jack_raines, @ryanbarwick, @tracybeanz, @joshtpm, @michaelmiraflor, @joshtpm, @bobbyallyn, @kristyt, @gergelyorosz, @harrymccracken, @chrispavlovski, @kyliebytes, @somewheresy, @billackman, @allahliker, @oalexanderdk, @fmanjoo, @silvermanjacob, @binarybits, @snazzylabs, and @pt.  LinkedIn: Greg Glenday
Forums: Hacker News, r/economy, r/law, r/inthenews, r/facepalm, r/LeopardsAteMyFace, r/business, r/neoliberal, and r/law
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Chris Welch / The Verge:
Google unveils the $100 Google TV Streamer, with better performance than Chromecast with Google TV, Thread and Matter support, and more, shipping September 24  —  Google isn't waiting for its upcoming hardware event to announce the Chromecast's successor.  Alongside the new, sleeker Nest Thermostat …
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge:
Google unveils Gemini-based features for Google Home, coming later in 2024: descriptive captions for Nest camera videos, a smarter Assistant for Nest, and more  —  Amazon has already announced its plans for a smarter Alexa to power your home.  Now, it's Google's turn to promise that it can produce a better …
The Verge:
US v. Google: Eddy Cue said there's no price Microsoft could offer to make Bing Safari's default search engine, stating “they offered to give us Bing for free”  —  Finally, a legal ruling on whether TikTok is a real search engine.  (It's not.)
Steve Lohr / New York Times:
Google losing its US antitrust case may have major ripple effects for Apple, Amazon, and Meta, just as Microsoft's loss in 2000 influenced the Google decision
Jessica Lyons / The Register:
CrowdStrike shares a root cause analysis of the July 19 outage, and says it's working with two third-party software security vendors to conduct further review  —  And reveals the small mistake that bricked 8.5M Windows boxes  —  CrowdStrike has hired two outside security firms to review …
Michelle Pokrass / OpenAI:
OpenAI unveils Structure Outputs in the API, a feature to ensure model-generated outputs match JSON Schemas, and lower pricing for a new version of GPT-4o  —  We are introducing Structured Outputs in the API—model outputs now reliably adhere to developer-supplied JSON Schemas.
CNBC:
Microsoft says Delta, which said it had to manually reset ~40K PC servers because of CrowdStrike, had “not modernized its IT infrastructure” and refused “help”  —  Microsoft fired back at Delta Air Lines on Tuesday after the carrier said it would seek damages …
Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Reddit Q2: revenue rose 54% YoY to $281.2M, vs. $254M est., Daily Active Uniques increased 51% YoY to 91.2M, and net loss dropped from $41.1M to $10.1M YoY  —  Reddit reported second-quarter results on Tuesday that topped analysts' estimates.  —  Here are the key numbers:
Natalie Lung / Bloomberg:
Airbnb reports Q2 revenue up 11% YoY to $2.75B, above estimates, Nights and Experiences Booked up 9% YoY, and Q3 guidance below est.; ABNB down 14%+ after hours
Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Supermicro shares drop 13% after hours after the company reported Q4 earnings missing analyst expectations, and announces a 10-for-1 stock split  —  Shares of server company Super Micro Computer plunged 13% on Tuesday after the company announced fiscal fourth-quarter earnings that missed analyst expectations.
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Behind the YouTube influencers, WhatsApp and Telegram groups, and services like FewFeed fueling Facebook's problem of creators profiting from viral “AI slop”  —  Gyan Abhishek is standing in front of a giant touch screen, like Jim Cramer on Mad Money or an ESPN talking head analyzing a football play.
Fei-Fei Li / Fortune:
California's AI safety bill will harm developers, open-source development, the public sector, and academia, while failing to address the potential harms of AI  —  Fei-Fei Li, PhD, is a computer scientist who is widely credited with being the ‘Godmother of AI’. … Today, AI is more advanced than ever.
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
Division in Hollywood's approach to AI is growing, as some studios want to use AI tools more often in production, while unions aim to establish guardrails  —  While unions aim to establish guardrails and artists are going to court, studios are looking to use AI tools more often in production.
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Bloomberg:
Global crypto hubs like Hong Kong and Dubai face a challenging outlook, as the brightening US political backdrop for crypto attracts companies and investors  —  - US political backdrop is becoming more favorable for crypto  — Some in the industry expect capital and staff to move there
Financial Times:
A profile of Kakao founder Kim Beom-su, who was arrested in July on stock manipulation charges relating to Kakao's takeover of K-pop agency SM Entertainment  —  Case of Kakao founder Kim Beom-su shines light on dysfunctional relationship between business, politics and law enforcement
Natalie Lung / Bloomberg:
Uber reports Q2 revenue up 16% YoY to $10.7B, Gross Bookings up 19% to $40B, vs. $39.7B est., and Mobility Gross Bookings up 23% to $20.6B; UBER closes up 10.9%  —  - Results driven by better-than-expected growth in ridehailing  — Autonomous rides grew six-fold from year ago through partners

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Madeline Halpert / BBC:
Melania Trump calls on ABC to “take a stand” on Jimmy Kimmel, after his joke that she has “a glow like an expectant widow” days before the WHCD shooting

Wall Street Journal:
President Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Dinner after loud sounds were heard in the hotel; a shooting suspect has been apprehended

Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: Canadian holding company Tiny is looking to sell its stake in cinephile social platform Letterboxd, and has held talks with Versant and The Ankler

More News

Ryan Smith / AnandTech:
Intel says its Foundry's lead products on Intel 18A are booting and expects the first external customer chip design tape out in H1 2025
Doug Bock Clark / ProPublica:
A researcher finds another flaw in Georgia's voter registration cancellation portal, which has had bugs that made submitting requests for any Georgian trivial

Earlier Picks

Sara Fischer / Axios:
ProRata, which aims to attribute and share AI chatbot subscription revenue with content owners, raised a $25M Series A and inks deals with major media companies
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Red Ventures sells CNET, an early pioneer of online tech coverage, to Ziff Davis, which owns Mashable, PC Mag, Lifehacker, and others, a source says for $100M+
Wall Street Journal:
How Google's Character.AI deal, which sources say had a $2B licensing fee, and other AI deals show startups are seeking Big Tech bailouts after raising billions
Bloomberg:
The US awards South Korea's SK Hynix an initial $450M in grants and $500M in loans under the CHIPS Act to build an advanced chip packaging facility in Indiana
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